Fastener for crypt fronts



Nov. 13, 1951 J. B. SINNER ETAL FASTENER FOR .CRYPT FRQNTS Filed Jan. 3, 1949 a r A John B. Sinner m Wm m nm m .mm 5V 9 m 8 w m c w 5 0 Y B Patented Nov. 13, 1951 2,574,938 FASTENER FOR CRI PT FRONTS John B. Sinner and Oscar A. Sinner, San Diego, Calif.

Application January 3, 1949, Serial No. 69,016

Our invention relates to. fasteners for crypt fronts and is designed as an improvement over the'fasteners forming the subject matter of our U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,363,156, and U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,080,190 issued to J. B. Sinner.

The principal object of our invention is to provide for easier installation of such fasteners on the wall of the crypt and for easier and quicker adjustment of the same vertically to accurately position the fasteners.

Another object is to provide in such fasteners improved spring means for maintaining the crypt fronts facing in a common plane, together with means for securing the springs in place without separate spring securing devices.

Other and subordinate objects, within the purview of our invention, together with the precise nature of our improvements will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claim are read with reference to the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in front elevation illustrating our improved crypt front fastener applied, in the preferred embodiment thereof;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the crypt fronts removed;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation with the crypt wall shown in vertical section;

Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section taken on the line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 and drawn to a larger scale.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, our improved fastener, designated as a unit by the numeral I is designed for anchoring to a crypt wall 2 for securing to the fastener adjacent corners of crypt fronts, or slabs 3 arranged in upper and lower pairs to cover the crypts, not shown, all as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

The fastener I, in common with the fastener of the aforesaid Patent No. 2,080,190 comprises a rectangular base plate 4 for anchoring to the crypt wall 2 in upright position and having a horizontal, forwardly offset, guide 5 thereon in which an elongated slide 6 is fitted with a horizontal front ledge I thereon interposed between the upper and lower pairs of crypt fronts 3. The slide 6 is adjustable horizontally in the guide 5 for similar adjustment of the ledge I as may be required. The ledge 'I is provided with a central transverse and enlarged, key portion 8 for inter- 1 Claim. (Cl. 72-7) 2 posing between the corners of the crypt fronts 3 and, in this instance, provided with upper and lower key lugs 9, I0 adapted to be interposed between the u per and lower pairs of said crypt fronts 3, A fastening screw II is threaded into the key portion 8. An annular rosette knob I2, with radial spacer lugs I3 thereon fitting between the upper and lower pairs of crypt fronts 3 is clamped by the screw I I against the corners of said fronts 3 to secure said fronts to the fastener I. Also, in common with our previously noted Patent No. 2,363,156, anchoring means for the base plate I is utilized comprising a pair of threaded, kerf end, studs I4 turned into a pair of internally threaded bushings I5 embedded in the crypt wall 2 and cross connected by a rod I6. The studs I4 extend through vertical slots H in the base plate 4, and with pairs of nuts I8 thereon on opposite sides of said plate 4 by means of which said plate may be clamped in vertically adjusted positions on said studs I4.

Coming now to our improvements, the guide 5, slide 6 and ledge I together with the screw I I and knob I2 are all disposed at the bottom edge of the base plate 4. The studs I4 and bushings I5 are arranged in a common horizontal plane above the ledge 8 with the slots I! at opposite sides of said plate 4. The fastener I thus becomes a hanger device with attaching means eliminated below the guide 5 and ledge I so that it may be adjusted vertically, as occasion may require, without removing the lower pair of crypt fronts 3 secured thereto. Furthermore, the back of the base plate 4 is provided with vertical grooves 4' in which the rear lock nuts I8 are fitted against turning in said grooves, so that the base plate 4 may be placed flat against the crypt wall 3, the studs I4 turned in the bushings I5 with the front lock nuts I8 loosened, and said front lock nuts I8 then tightened to attach the fastener in place flat against the crypt wall 3 all without reaching behind the base plate 4 to adjust the rear lock nuts I8 with a wrench. Obviously, vertical adjustment of the fastener may also be accomplished without using a wrench in the rear of the base plate 4.

A pair of wire, substantially V-shaped, springs I9 are mounted in the base plate 4 above and below the ledge 8, respectively, to extend horizontally behind the upper and lower pairs of crypt fronts 3 with right angled ends 20 bearing flat against the backs of said pairs of fronts to maintain said crypt fronts facing in a common plane. The mountings for the springs I9 comprise longitudinal slots 2| in the uide 5, and single convolution coils forming in th center of said springs, eyes 22 which are inserted in the slots 21 and held therein by punching the top and bottom edges of the guide to form nubs 23 seating in said eyes 22. As will be seen, the springs 19 are permanently mounted in the base plate 4 without separate fastening means and for vertical adjustment with the ledge 7 by vertical adjustment of the base plate 4.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suffice to imout further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is 8115- the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I-Iaving described our invention, what is claimed as new is: A fastener comprising a base plate attachable in vertical position to the vertical wall of a crypt and having a forwardly extending lower horizontal ledge adapted to be interposed between upper and lower pairs of front slabs for said wall having contiguous corner edges, a pair-of substantially V-shaped wire springs carried by said plate and extending horizontally one above the ledge and the other below the ledge, the ends of spring above the ledge being engageable with the corners of the upper pair of slabs, and the ends of the springs below the ledge being engageable with the corners of the lower pair of slabs, said springs each having a central coiled eye recessed into said plate, and said plate having nubs thereon in the recesses seating said eyes to secure the eyes in the recesses and th'esprings to-said plate, said ends of the springs" extending vertically to provide for long portions of the spring being en- 'gageable with the corners of the slabs.

' JOHN B. SINNER.

OSCAR A. SINNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Sinner et a1.v Nov. 21, 1944 

